1.   Carnival in Martinique is casual and refined, and onlookers can watch or join in and follow the small floats or the absolutely precise drum groups.

2.   Lightly traded stocks or those with small public floats are more susceptible to price swings than issues that are widely held.

3.   During the yearly festival, Thais give thanks to the water goddess, placing small floats, or krathongs, on rivers and ponds.

4.   Goodman, a part-time New Orleans resident, rode on a small float pulled by a truck.

5.   He is equipped with flippers and rests his arms on a small float fitted with survival equipment including an anti-shark gun.